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Methodology for educating church school teachers must be varied because church size, context, and demographics differ from church to church. In this essay, I suggest coaching as one methodology of church teacher education. Coaching, which could be regarded as a type of informal education, can be an effective teaching methodology for the teachers’ education regardless of church size. This essay discusses various definitions of coaching, six principles of effective coaching, and reflection on coaching based on a biblical perspective. Strategies for the coaching process have been suggested for a practical application of coaching in the church context. First, this paper suggests a general coaching process for educating church teachers (church school teacher education) that consists of four steps: self-awareness, goal setting, action planning and goal implementation, and reflection and feedback. Second, peer coaching through observation is suggested. Experienced peer church school teachers may form a coaching team and lead the coaching process through observation. A coaching team may execute the process by setting specific goals for peer coaching, deciding on the type of coaching process, explaining the coaching process to participants, executing observation program, and finally discussing and providing feedback to the teachers.